Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 6/30/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Thursday, June 30, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates (29-45) will play the Milwaukee Brewers (43-33) at PNC Park on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers will be Jason Alexander and JT Brubaker.

As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are compiling 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 14th in baseball. They have accumulated 337 runs scored and have an OBP of .313. The Brewers have earned 109 doubles as a squad and have knocked 101 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 329 RBI's in addition to 592 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is at .235. Milwaukee has a slugging percentage of .406 and have struck out 668 times, while being walked on 259 occasions.

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The Brewers have compiled a team ERA of 3.74 for the year (9th in the league), and they have struck out 708 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 236 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.74 as a unit so far this year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.00 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23. Brewers pitchers have given up 80 home runs and 317 runs in total (17th in baseball).

Brewers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 52 times as well as having 87 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 54 holds on the year (3rd in the league). The Brewers bullpen have a save percentage of 78.9% and has come into the game in 92 save situations. They have compiled 30 saves this season and have blown 8 out of their 38 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 85 runners so far this year and 28.2% of those runners ended up scoring. The Brewers have sent 240 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Milwaukee Brewers have notched a total of 1,990 putouts for the season, in addition to 670 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them ranked 18th in MLB, and they have turned 55 double plays. The Brewers have turned 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,970 innings, which has them sitting 15th in MLB.

Alexander has thrown 28 innings and has racked up 13 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.45 (11 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.709. He has surrendered 36 hits (11.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 13 free passes. Alexander (2-0 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.15 and he has gone up against 129 hitters in the major leagues.

Pittsburgh is sitting with 75 HRs this season to go along with 248 RBIs. They have put up 94 doubles, while walking 218 times as well as earning 266 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates hold an OBP of .287 and a batting average of .219 this season. The Pirates hold a team SLG% of .363 and they score 3.59 runs per outing (28th in baseball). They have been rung up on 682 occasions (4th in the league) and have totaled 530 hits.

The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.400 with a FIP of 4.32 as a pitching staff for the season. They come in at 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 634. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 368 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.53 (326 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.17 (590 strikeouts vs 272 walks). They have yielded 79 home runs and they surrender 5.12 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball).

Pittsburgh has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 28 save opportunities and they have earned 15 saves. They rank 29th in the league with a save rate of 53.6%, and they have sent 229 relievers to the hill on the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 72 times in high leverage situations and on 71 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh relievers have an inherited score rate of 35.5% of 110 inherited base runners. With 62 save situations, the Pirates have 31 holds and 13 blown saves.

Out of their 5,751 innings on the field, the Pirates have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.3% (26th in baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 58 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (29th in MLB). The Pirates have recorded 662 assists, 54 errors and have earned a total of 1,917 putouts so far this year.

During his pro baseball career, Brubaker has surrendered 249 hits while he has accumulated 253 K's in 247 innings. Brubaker (7-23 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.91 earned run average and has given up 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 135 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.353 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.94 and he has faced 1,088 opposing hitters during his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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